Curtin Theses
Recent Submissions
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(2024)This qualitative case study investigated how Indonesian secondary school learners negotiated their interaction during the performances of WhatsApp communication tasks. Additionally, this study explored how the learners ...
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(2024)This research investigated the impact of an intervention program on students’ ability to compose narrative texts. Findings suggest that rich visual images during the writing process activate students’ implicit funds of ...
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(2025)This research addresses the challenge of assessing bit wear state during drilling by developing a novel experimental methodology and performing extensive lab-scale drilling experiments. A conceptual wear model with three ...
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(2024)This thesis consists of a creative component, the novel Diemens; and an exegesis, Reimagining Colonial Encounters. Both will attempt to answer the question, ‘How might contemporary works of historical fiction reimagine ...
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(2024)While studies imply it is cerebral vasodilation that triggers migraine pain onset, we suggest the carbon-dioxide-inducing vasodilation rescues migraine phenotype by restoring central capillary perfusion instead. We conducted ...
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(2024)Parents of young children face challenges that affect their Quality of Life (QoL). This thesis examines how parent QoL relates to early child development and how it is assessed. One study analysed QoL in parents of ...
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(2025)This thesis investigates the role of narrative transportation in shaping travel intentions, with a focus on persuasiveness and net-zero commitments. The study addresses the problem of ineffective marketing strategies for ...
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(2024)Klebsiella aerogenes, a phosphate-solubilising microorganism, formed biofilm on monazite in three stages: initial attachment, mature biofilm, and dispersion. The eDNA produced aids in initial attachment and mechanical ...
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(2024)This thesis compares the biochemical properties of three Acacia species from six growing locations and three harvest years to investigate variations and determine possible food applications. The properties investigated ...
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(2024)This study examines momentum profits and herding behaviour in emerging Asian markets for equities and real estate investment trusts (REITs) from 1990 to 2020. Herding behaviour was measured and examined via cross-sectional ...